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Thankful #4 Crockpots

Since I started working less I have been cooking more.  Trying all sorts of different things.  There were several things that inspired the cooking more.  One is that we visited Lee's cousin who cooks everything from scratch and does it well.  The other thing is that I will likely be leaving the family for a week in December and wanted to have several freezer meals for Lee so I have been using recipies from my freezer cook books.

But.... after about 2 I am spent and the nights I work I have to been done with dinner by 4 so I have time to get ready and to work by 5.

So I have been using crock pots a lot.  I have made a goal to be done with dinner by noon and for the most part it has gone well.  Crock pot I can just throw it in and be done and then Lee and the kids can be eating when ever they want.

Tonight white chili and corn bread already done and it is 1:00.  :)

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